15+ Yrs Hydrocodone Use/drug Replacement Therapy
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I have used hydrocodone for more than 15 yrs, due to lupus and fibromyalgia. I want to get off it and was wondering: if I go into detox, will they then put me on drug replacement therapy? I take 30-40 mg of hydro./day (3-4 Norco) but I don't go buy pills or dr. shop - that is my RX

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Medications just fool you and make you an addict, stop fooling yourself and make your mind set your body properly thats it

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Dependency is addiction even though you want to sugarcoat it
It is what it is
Stop fooling yourself
You are one more addict

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Kratom is the best replacement helps pain and withdraws

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Cymbalta has destroyed my liver. I am currently waiting to see if they will take me as a transplant patient because my fibromyalgia is not under control. Be sure to check anything you take for liver damage. ..because you can't live without a liver.

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Tramadol is a good way to help get off Norco they help me with withdrawal

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I was in a bad carwreck 7yrs ago. Ive been at a regular primary dr. Ever since k.ive been on 3 hydrocodones 325s 10mg and xanax and klonpins now 2mg twice a day for my anxiety. Cause ive been broke and no insurance. K now ive got insurance finally blue cross and blue shield.so now anyway i. Just went to a painclinic dr. And anyway my neck was broke in this wreck and my whole neck and back hurt bad. And hydros dont touch my pain. I told the dr. This. And so he leaves me on hydrocodone 10mg 4x a day and adds 2 10mg methadones for my pain. The 2 methadones help a little more. But not much. Wat do i do?

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If lyrica was denied try Nortriptyline. For withdraws Clonidine works good

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Cymbalta made me suicidal & i was in my 50's, big pharm wants you to think it's just that way with the young...sure.

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I was in a car accident 3 yrs , ago been seeing a pain mgmt Dr since, he's been prescribing me the norco 7/325 but he wants to discontinue scribing them to me and is making a guess that I have fibromialgia, without doin tests so they scribe me lyrica but my Ins denied lyrica and if they discontinue the norco idk what I'd do..... I can't function without it bc of the chronic back pain n slipped bulging discs plus arthritis in my back n neck and I'm only 26 yrs old, I don't wanna be this way but that's the hand I got dealt, I'm fighting to keep my pain meds which I know everyone with chronic back pain can be very depressed ppl with bad thoughts such as I, without them but when I say if ur goin to not scribe me anymore narcotics then I want something to dull the wd, it is bad enough that my muscles are deteriorating and they look at me as an addict it's not fare I didn't ask to be this way and don't want to be this way but for the ppl that abuse the drug make it a million times harder for the ones who really need it..... So all I'm askin for is answers from ppl that may be dealing with the same thing I'm goin threw....

Thanks for listening

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Spoken like a true addict ... I have been on hydrocodone for over 5 years 10/350.
I have stayed within my prescription. However, I have gotten tired of the pharmacy making me feel like a junky, which I was.
Spent a month weaning myself off the drug, and guess what ... the pain is LESS !
Stop fooling yourself about this drug. Remember your Doc is getting a kick back form the drug companies.
Tell yourself you a 'better' then the drug, take charge of your life, because this drug only degrades any logical thought process

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Saboxon will help with withdrawal

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Please please please double and triple check to make sure cymbalta is the very last resort.
I have taken antidepressants for my entire childhood and adult life. I am 37 yrs old.
Cymbalta is absolutely the most dangerous drug I've ever come across.
Please consider all of the proven side effects.
The most dangerous fact of all is that getting yourself off of cymbalta is very painfull both physically and emotionally. And that was with my primary care doctor assisting in the weening process.
It took over five months until the withdrawal symptoms subsided.

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I have a new dr.I was told that he wouldnt give narcotics I have fibromylagia and recent hip surgery,Im on oxcodone 500/325.Three a day.MY life would be horrible without pain relief.ANY suggestions.

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Paul, I have taken Hydrocodone for probably 15 yrs. for Psoriatic Arthritis. I also get severe tendonitis. For the last two years have been suffering with all over excessive sweating (hyperhidrosos). I occurs with the littlest bit of exercise of any kind andthe rise of heat and humidity. It's extremely anoying, unpleasant and embassing. I'm doing research first for a substitute medication before discussing it with my doctor. Have you noticed any hyperhidrosis. For me, it's going to be benefical to try to wean off of the Hydocodone and live a more normal existence.

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Your comment about dependency on a drug is not being addicted is WRONG!! BUT...let me explain.

You are offended by someone telling you that you are addicted because of your perception of an addict....and I DO understand why you feel that way. However, every one of us are addicts.....addicted to SOMETHING!! It could be drugs (legal or not legal), alcohol, food, exercise, biting our nails, cleaning house (more commonly referred to as OCD), we could be addicted to a relationship, sex, coffee, pancake syrup, tea, cola....the list goes on and on.

I personally have an addiction to food and cigarettes...however I have lost over 100 lbs, and I havent smoked in almost 6 years ( I would love to have one now). I also like to have my glass of wine every night!!

If you are using the medication for true pain, and you are taking it correctly, and you feel you really need it, then do not stop taking it just because someone tells you that you are addicted to the medicine. Like someone else said, tell them to walk a mile in your shoes.

Someone else commented on taking cymbalta....which is a great idea for pain! It has been found to relieve pain of neuropothy, fybromyalsia, MS patients, and many others. Yes it is an anti-depressant, but the medication is used now for other reasons too.

If you do decide to come off the pain medication, do it under the control of your physician....and do not suffer in pain from your condition. There will always be people willing to judge you....it is NONE of their business!!

I hope you now understand what an addiction is, and I hope that you are not offended. Talk to your doctor about your feelings, or seek a counselor....there is nothing wrong with that either. Best of luck to you whatever you decide.

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It appears to be alprazolam (Xanax) 0.5mg which is a tranquilizer (the pill is a very weak version).

If the imprint says "logo 831" it's Metoprolol succinate ER (extended release) 50mg used for high blood pressure among other heart issues.

Hope that helps.

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Does anyone know what kind of pill this is? white, round, scored on one side and a small triangular symbol with the numbers 831 on the other.

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You might try Kratom (just google it or look on wikipedia) for getting off pain pills. I know literally hundreds of people that it helped. It's legal in the US and inexpensive.

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Cymbalta is not the way to go in any case for an attempt to supliment hydrocodone for weening off. Cymbalta had no significant active ingredients that would counteract hydrocodone and is not something you should be recommending as such. Believe me, not only was I on cymbalta for almost a year, but I also happened to end up dating the bay area rep for the product, so I know all there is to know about it. Not would I ever have been taking it had she not provided my doc enough free samples to ensure I never had to pay for it, at $380 a month for a drug that is not typically covered and doesn't have a good enough effect to warrant the costs, forget about it! And nevermind the depression that settles in for months after quiting the drug. Just another typical med that was rushed through trials and paid for approval through the FDA, what a great system. Did I mention the girlfriend rep was also Mormon and told me she wouldn't touch the stuff even if she wasn't, that info was what put her on the list of X's ;)

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FYI, recent findings over the last few years of study have have brought cause for medical research institutions to force the FDA into a restatement of the acetaminophen, your liver deteriorating filler found in most compounded drugs (most often prescribed with hydrocodone), national acceptable daily intake down from 4gms-2.6gms. This took affect almost 2 years running now, so just be careful with that s***! I've been taking the stuff for 12 years now and when I found out through a new D.O. That actually cared for my well being, my liver was pushing into the no go sector. So now I bite the bullet and shell out the extra $200 for a hydrocodone capsule from a compounding pharmacy. It may be expensive, but what the hell is money even worth when it comes down to losing your life over it??? I use 30mg capsules 6 times a day and my toxicity reports are in the clear since the past 3 years I moved away from acetaminophen, thank you Doc! You can get these capsules in any volume up to 40mg, so if you need to ure the pain and your life is worth more to you than money, ask you physician and get them to switch you over. Trust me, I almost lost my life to that crap when I was only 27, the money isn't even a question these days. So good luck to all y'all. P.s. my punctuation is terrible, so don't judge me monkey ;)

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